Two letters or one?

People sometimes feel that any letter they write must fall within a recognised category, and must not venture outside that area. In other words, if they want to request disclosure and deliver some witness statements they feel they should write two different letters.

This is probably the fault of people who write books including examples of letters neatly divided up.

The basic idea is good. It is best to separate out issues and deal with one thing at a time. There is, however, no need to write two letters. Just use headings to split up the different subjects.

The exception to this general rule is letters about settling the case. Since these are without prejudice they cannot be shown to the tribunal. This can become complicated if you need to rely on the part about witness statements. To avoid this problem it is better to send two letters.

But you can put them in the same envelope.